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Gil

LUGO

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HELLO ALL,

I RECEIVED MY TECH LICENSE IN APRIL OF 2012. I HAVE BEEN AROUND RADIOS MY WHOLE LIFE. MY FATHER HAD AN 11 METER BAND BASE STATION, ALONG WITH A COBRA 148 GTL. I PLAYED AROUND WITH THE RADIOS AS A TEENAGER, BUT IT WAS NEVER MORE THAN THAT. IN THE MILITARY, I SPENT TIME AROUND RADIOS, BUT AGAIN IT WAS A NECESSITY. MY 38 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO REQUIRES ME TO BE AROUND RADIOS, BUT AGAIN IT IS A NECESSITY.
THEN IN APRIL OF 2012, AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK STATE GUARD (ARMY), THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS (DMNA) GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE HAM TECH LICENSING COURSE. AFTER 2 DAYS OF INTENSIVE CLASSROOM WORK, I TOOK THE EXAM AND PASSED. THE OTHER GREAT BONUS, WAS THAT THE NYS DMNA ALLOWED MY FATHER TO TAKE THE CLASS AND EXAM FREE OF CHARGE, SINCE HE IS A RETIRED MEMBER OF THE NYS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. WE BOTH PASSED, AND HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE HOBBY SINCE. ON JULY 7 2012, I PASSED MY GENERAL EXAM, AND ON AUGUST 14TH, 2014, I TOOK AND PASSED MY EXTRA CLASS LICENSING EXAM. I AM A MEMBER OF THE YONKERS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB LOCATED IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEW YORK. YOU CAN USUALLY FIND US ON 146.8650 PL.110.9. WE ARE ALSO ON ECHO LINK NODE226292 OR CALL SIGN W2YRC-R. I ALSO ENJOY HF TRANSMITTING ON MY ICOM 7300, YAESU 991A AND THE ICOM 7000 FOR MOBILE. THE ANTENNA SYSTEMS ARE A ROTATABLE G4YKB DELTA LOOP 6-40, 2 MY-ANTENNA HALF-WAVE END FED WIRE ANTENNAS -INVERTED L (8010)AND A 4 ELEMENT CUSHCRAFT VHF BEAM. 
I AM A MEMBER OF THE 10-10 INTERNATIONAL CLUB. MY 10-10 NUMBER IS 76481. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF ECARS (EAST COAST AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE), ECARS#20637.

FINALLY, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IS NOT ONLY A NECESSITY, BUT NOW IT'S ALSO A HOBBY.